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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-75

NOTICES

DELAWARE RIVER
BASIN COMMISSION

Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

[26 Pa.B. 236]

   The Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 24, 1996. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting which is open to the public and scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in the Goddard Conference Room of the Commission's offices at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.

   An informal conference among the Commissioners and staff will be held at 9:45 a.m. at the same location and will include a summary of the Commission's recent retreat strategy, discussion of procedures relating to the Blue Mountain Power project and public dialogue.

   The subjects of the hearing will be as follows:

Applications for Approval of the Following Projects Under Article 10.3, Article 11 and/or Section 3.8 of the Compact:

   1.  Holdover Project: Lehigh County Authority--Western Lehigh Service Area D-92-13 CP. An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 86.4 million gallons (mg)/30 days of water to the applicant's Central Division distribution system from new well nos. 17 and 18, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of all wells from 188 mg/30 days to 214 mg/30 days. The project is located in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, PA. This hearing continues that of December 6, 1995.

   2.  Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation D-88-53 RENEWAL. An application for approval of groundwater withdrawal and decontamination project to supply up to 17.86 mg/30 days of water from existing well nos. Layne, W-9, RW6S, RW6D and RIW2. Commission approval on June 29, 1989 was limited to 5 years. The applicant requests that the total withdrawal limit from all wells be limited to 17.86 mg/30 days. The project is located in Newfield Borough, Gloucester County, and Vineland City, Cumberland County, NJ.

   3.  Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority D-94-26 CP. An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 26 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from new well no. 18, and to increase the existing withdrawal limit of 203 mg/30 days from all wells to 248.2 mg/30 days. The project is located in Washington Township, Gloucester County, NJ.

   4.  Lehigh Township Municipal Authority D-94-53 CP. A project to construct a 0.3 million gallons per day (mgd) sewage treatment plant (Danielsville STP) to serve residential and commercial development in a portion of Lehigh Township. The STP will provide secondary biological treatment and discharge to Bertsch Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River. The STP will be located approximately 700 feet south of State Route 946 and just to the west of Bertsch Creek near the community of Edgemont in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, PA.

   5.  Lehigh Township Municipal Authority D-94-54 CP. A project to construct a 60,000 gallons per day (gpd) sewage treatment plant (Pennsville STP) to treat residential and commercial development in a portion of Lehigh Township. The proposed STP will provide secondary biological treatment and discharge to Indian Creek, a tributary of Hokendauqua Creek in the Lehigh River Watershed. The STP will be located approximately 500 feet south of State Route 248 adjacent to Indian Creek near the community of Pennsville, Lehigh Township, Northampton County, PA.

   6.  Crompton & Knowles Colors, Inc. D-95-8 (Revision 1). A request to revise the applicant's recently approved 0.22 mgd industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP) expansion docket to increase the average monthly allowable copper concentration limits from 0.50 milligrams per liter (mg/l) to 1.0 mg/l. The applicant requests the limit on the basis of demonstration of best practicable treatment provided by its IWTP that serves the applicant's dyestuff and special chemical manufacturing operation. The plant is located in Robeson Township, Berks County, PA and will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River.

   7.  Timber Lake Camp West Corporation D-95-15. A project to construct a new 30,000 gpd STP to replace an existing 30,000 gpd subsurface sewage disposal system. The STP will continue to serve the applicant's summer camp occupied from July through August, and will discharge to a man-made lake on the camp property which is at the headwaters of Bascom Brook, a tributary of Willoemoc Creek, in the Town of Rockland, Sullivan County, NY.

   8.  Upper Makefield Township D-95-23 CP. An application for inclusion of an existing 0.1 mgd capacity STP in the DRBC Comprehensive Plan. The STP was approved by Docket No. D-84-40 on May 1, 1985, under section 3.8 of the DRBC Compact and has been acquired by Upper Makefield Township from the previous private owner, Heritage Investment, Inc. The STP will continue to serve residential development in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, PA. The applicant requests a transfer of Docket No. D-84-40 and proposes no changes from the existing docket other than ownership and inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. The STP is located west of Taylorsville Road approximately 1/2 mile northwest of its intersection with Route 532 in Upper Makefield Township. The STP will continue to discharge to the Delaware River in Water Quality Zone 1E.

   9.  City of Milford D-95-44 CP. An application for approval of a groundwater withdrawal project to supply up to 8.64 mg/30 days of water to the applicant's distribution system from new well no. 3, and to retain the existing withdrawal limit from all wells of 64 mg/30 days. The project is located in the City of Milford, Kent and Sussex Counties, DE.

   Documents relating to these items may be examined at the Commission's offices. Preliminary dockets are available in single copies upon request. Contact George C. Elias concerning docket-related questions. Persons wishing to testify at this hearing are requested to register with the Secretary prior to the hearing.

Delaware River Basin Commission Strategy

   On October 25, 1995, the Delaware River Basin Commission authorized its Executive Director to enter into an agreement with H. W. Hill & Associates to facilitate a retreat for the purpose of developing a policy level strategy to improve the performance of the Commission in meeting its goals and objectives. The retreat, conducted December 12-14, 1995, sought to promote dialogue and achieve consensus among the Commissioners and Commission executive staff.

   Based on clear statements of purpose, scope and assumptions, the retreat process first identified specific problems. Next, objective and action items are considered and prioritized to address each problem. Issues addressed included a review of Delaware River Basin Compact authorities and priorities, the need to assure consistent funding and reassessment of the Commission's drought operating plan. The Commissioners also focused on the need to define roles and responsibilities among the Commission, the parties to the 1954 U. S. Supreme Court Decree, the River Master, New York City, and the Delaware Estuary Program. Among other new initiatives, management principles and opportunities will be explored to improve communication among Commissioners and staff to enhance staff involvement. In addition, a communication strategy will be developed to broaden public involvement in Commission activities. Other priority objectives include policy development on the water quality issues at Blue Marsh Reservoir and assessment of the use of Commission water charging funds and interest. Plans will be developed to address water supply and quality problems in high growth areas in the Basin and reservoir releases to sustain and improve fisheries. A strategic action plan will also be developed and will include an update of the Comprehensive Plan for the Basin. Other issues identified include assessing and eliminating unnecessary duplication between the Commission and the states, providing better opportunities for Governors and the Secretary of the Interior to participate in formulating policy and resolving major problems, reassessing relationships between the Commission and the Federal agencies, and evaluating how to implement a Geographic Information System at the Commission.

   A copy of the strategy is being prepared; it includes the list of problems, the objectives to address the problems, and a prioritized listing of objectives and the problems they address--together with the action items believed necessary to meet each objective. That document will be available sometime after the Commission's January 24, 1996 meeting. To obtain a copy, contact Susan M. Weisman at (609) 883-9500 ext. 203.

SUSAN M. WEISMAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-75. Filed for public inspection January 19, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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